Boot Art Camps 2025 - Registration Now Open!
Student 6Th to 12th grade
This program is designed for middle school and high school students for improving drawing skills and producing art works for their college application portfolio. This is not only for those who want to major in art, but also great for students who want to use art as an extra curriculum to enhance their applications for any major like the sciences or liberal arts.
Exciting News for Spring 2025.
We are pleased to announce that this spring we will be adding an afternoon boot camp options for middle and high school students. PM options will be limited during summer.
(Students may come as early as 8:30am for free reading time and can stay after 12pm to volunteer with the K-12 camp (please notify staff when registering)
2025 Spring Camp Dates:
March 31st-April 4th
AM Class: Figure Drawing or Developing Artworks for portfolio or competition W/ Teacher Jae
PM Class: Digital Drawing (using Procreate on Ipad) w/ Teacher Regan
April 14th-18th
AM Class: Complimentary underpainting techniques w/ Teacher Sasha
PM Class: Still Life study w/ Teacher Sue
2025 SUMMER Camp Dates:
June 2nd - June 6th
Am Class: Contemporary Still Life: Exploring the Everyday W/ Teacher Jae
June 9th- June 13th
AM Class: Figure Drawing W/ Teacher Jae
June 16th- June 20th
AM Class:
June 23rd- June 27th
AM Class: Portfolio W/Teacher Jae
June 30th- July 3rd (4 Days only_ Closed 7/4)_
AM Class: Figure Drawing W/ Teacher Jae
July 7th-July 11th
AM Class: (2 week) Art Portfolio Bootcamp: Research,Write, Format W/ Teacher Jae
July 14th-July 18th
AM Class:(2 week) Art Portfolio Bootcamp: Research,Write, Format W/ Teacher Jae
July 21st-July 25th
AM Class: Fashion/Figure Drawing W/ Teacher Lulu
July 28th-August 1st
Am Class: Contemporary Still Life: Exploring the Everyday W/ Teacher Jae
PM Class: Digital Drawing (using Procreate on Ipad) w/ Teacher Regan
August 4th-August 8th
AM Class: Creative Ai: Enhancing your drawing process W/ Teacher Lulu
Method
The curriculum will be tailored to each student's needs, guided by professional artists. We will focus on sharpening their observation skills through high detail rendering practice and introduce various college-level techniques. The instructor will constantly be encouraging and challenging the students' current level to push them to the next.
Why Middle School Students
From our past experience, high school students often realize that they need more skill to build a competitive portfolio. So we intend to help current middle school students put in time and effort into their fine art training now and be prepared for when they need it most.
Camp Class schedule: Monday to Friday
9:00am to 12:00pm_ AM Art class (with half hour break)
12:00pm to 1:00 pm_ Lunch Break
1:00pm to 4:00 pm_ PM Art class (with half hour break)
Tuition
Am Camp, 9am-12pm: $350/week or use 8 classes from yearly registration
Pm Camp, 1pm-4pm: $350/week or use 8 classes from yearly registration
Both Am and Pm camp: $680
Art supplies are not included. Will notify you what to bring ahead of time.
Cancelations: There will be a $35 or one class cancelation fee if cancel one week ahead. There will be a $100 or two classes cancelation fee if canceled less than one week ahead by 8pm on the Saturday before camp starts. If cancel after 8pm on the Saturday before the camp starts or after the camp started, there will be no credit or refund.
What you will learn:
ProCreate Digital Art
Over five engaging afternoons (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM), you'll dive into the basics of ProCreate, from learning essential tools to creating your own original digital artwork. Day 1 focuses on mastering the app’s features, Day 2 helps you develop and sketch your concepts, and Days 3-4 are dedicated to refining your digital skills and preparing for your final print. On Day 5, you'll put the finishing touches on your piece, with the option to add hand-drawn elements or finalize your digital design. Each student will have their final project printed on 13"x19" enhanced matte paper for just a $3 printing fee. Required materials: iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, ProCreate app ($10), and an eagerness to create
Art Portfolio Bootcamp: Research, Write, Format
This bootcamp helps students create a strong art portfolio by focusing on both artistic and research development and written reflection. Over two weeks, students will refine their creative ideas, learn about art history, and develop their skills through sketching, mood boards, and final projects. They'll also learn how to write about their artwork and process, a key skill for AP Art and college applications. By the end of this fast-paced course, students will have a complete understanding of researching, writing, and formatting a cohesive portfolio. A field trip to a local museum will also provide real-world inspiration.
Figure drawing focus on body proportion and gesture:
Students will learn about bone and muscle structures and how to capture the body movement. Figure drawing is an important skills to have if students are interested in concept arts, animations, fashion designs. Taught by Jae or Lulu.
Developing Creative Artworks for portfolio:
Students will learn the steps of idea development, researching, collaging, drawing and/or painting, through a structural process to prepare art for portfolios or competitions
Still life drawing from observation:
Students will learn the fundamentals of composition, geometry, lighting, texture and shadings techniques as it applies to still life arrangements. Using pencil, charcoal and conte and acrylic students will learn to create still life drawings and paintings from observation. Taught by Jae.
